Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
Revelation 16:12-15
THE SIXTH VIAL
THE SIXTH VIAL
Verse Revelation 16:12. _UPON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES_] Probably meaning the people in the vicinity of this river; though some think that the _Tiber_ is intended. _THE WATER THEREOF WAS DRIED UP_]...
AND THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL UPON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES - On the situation of that river, and the symbolical meaning of this language, see the notes on Revelation 9:14. The reference th...
CHAPTER 16 Revelation 16:1 . The great voice commands the seven angels to go on their way and to empty the bowls upon the earth (Ps. 49:24). And these vials of judgments affect not only the Roman Emp...
REVELATION 16:12. The sixth bowl lets loose forces in the Far East, at or near the river Euphrates (Revelation 9:14 *), to attack and destroy the Roman Empire. EUPHRATES. DRIED UP: the object of this...
THE SIXTH VIAL. "And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the East might be prepared."-16:12. The sixth...
THE SEVEN BOWLS OF THE WRATH OF GOD (Revelation 16:1-21) It will be better to read through the whole chapter before we study it in detail. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying to the seven...
THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._ kings. Supply " _that come_ ". OF. Greek. _apo._ App-104. THE EAST. Literally the rising of the sun....
The Sixth Vial, Revelation 16:12-16 12. _Euphrates_ Revelation 9:14 sqq. Where Babylon confessedly stands for Rome, we should naturally understand the Euphrates to be used also in a symbolical sense,...
_THE SIXTH VIAL OF GOD'S WRATH REVELATION 16:12-16:_ God dried up the rivers so the armies from the east would have no trouble entering to destroy Rome. As the armies come against Rome false propagand...
ΈΞΈΧΕΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΚΧΈΩ (G1632) выливать, ΈΞΗΡΆΝΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΞΗΡΑΊΝΩ (G3583) сушить, высушивать, ΈΤΟΙΜΑΣΘΉ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΕΤΟΙΜΆΖΩ (G2090) готовить, подготавливать. _Conj...
THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL UPON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES, &C.— Whether by Euphrates be meant the river so called, or only a mystic Euphrates; and whether by the _kings of the East_ be meant...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 55 Text Revelation 16:12-16 12 And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made r...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XVI _Text (Revelation 16:1-21)_ INTRODUCTION 1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wra...
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. ANGEL. So Coptic, Andreas; but...
__ Temple Section-The Bowls 3 This corresponds very closely with the second trumpet (Rev_8:8). That was limited to a third and affected the ships. The blood here is ''as if of a dead man." 4 The th...
THE SEVEN BOWLS In the last chapter there was a pause of suspense, during which the angels of the 'plagues' were seen coming forth from the Presence of God to pour out His wrath. In this chapter the...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 16 THE 7 BOWLS OF GOD’S ANGER - REVELATION 16:1-21 V1 Then I heard a loud voice from the *temple. It said to the 7 *angels, ‘Go. Po...
AND THE SIXTH... — Better, _The sixth_ (_angel_)_ poured out his vial on the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun might be prepar...
Revelation 16:1 CHAPTER XII THE SEVEN BOWLS. Revelation 15:1; Revelation 16:1. NOTHING can more clearly prove that the Revelation of St John is not written upon chronological principl
To facilitate the invasion of the empire (Revelation 17:12; Revelation 17:16) by the Parthians (Revelation 9:14 f.) under Nero redivivus (_cf._...
“THE WAR OF THE GREAT DAY OF GOD” Revelation 16:10 All these judgments apparently refer to the destruction of those great systems of falsehood and apostasy which set themselves against the truth and...
A condensed and graphic description of the processes of judgment on the rebellious and sinful race follows. Evil has wrought itself out to its most terrible expression, and now it is to be smitten wit...
The sixth trumpet released four angels who had been bound at the Euphrates and they destroyed one-third of mankind with a great army. (Revelation 9:13-16) Remember, during the reign of Solomon, this w...
(9) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river (10) Euphrates; and (11) the water thereof was dried up, (12) that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. (9) The story of...
_River Euphrates. That is, a passage is laid open for the potentates of the East to lay their destructive hands upon the countries on this side the Euphrates. For they are the spirits of devils workin...
(12) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. (13) And I saw three unclean s...
We begin now what may be called the second volume of the Revelation. The prophetic part of the book divides into two portions at this point. This is another land-mark that cannot be despised, if we wo...
The Bowl Judgments At a children's missions conference I asked, "Where is the safest place in the world?" Matthew age 7, answered in all seriousness, "I think it's where God wants you to be!" I. INT...
The first vial of wrath brought the utmost distress and shameful misery on all who had taken the mark of the beast. The second brought the power of moral death on the mass of peoples; all who were amo...
AND THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED HIS VIAL ON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES,.... Which is not to be understood literally of the river Euphrates, which ran through Mesopotamia and Chaldea, and by the walls of Bab...
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. Ver. 12. _Upon the great river Eup...
_And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates_ Affected also by the sixth trumpet; _and the water thereof was dried up_ And of all the rivers that flowed into it. The Turkish...
THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES-THE WATER THEREOF WAS DRIED UP; that thus the hinderance to the way of the kings of the east might be removed. Many think that the decay of the Ottoman power, as a preparatio...
AND THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL UPON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES; AND THE WATER THEREOF WAS DRIED UP, THAT THE WAY OF THE KINGS OF THE EAST MIGHT BE PREPARED. Every new plague seems to be more d...
The emptying of the fourth, fifth, and sixth vials:...
THE FIRST BOWL POURED OUT (vv. 1-2) A great voice from the temple now commands the execution of judgment. Grace has been patient; justice has not been hasty, but is to be apportioned out precisely...
BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON We are now ready to study the sixth bowl of wrath. In the verses that follow, we will need to understand the term “Armageddon.” There is much confusion and dissension about this...
12-16 This probably shows the destruction of the Turkish power, and of idolatry, and that a way will be made for the return of the Jews. Or, take it for Rome, as mystical Babylon, the name of Babylon...
UPON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES; upon the Turkish empire: SEE POOLE ON "REVELATION 9:14". AND THE WATER THEREOF WAS DRIED UP; their force, power, and strength shall be destroyed. THAT THE WAY OF THE KI...
Revelation 16:12 Then G2532 sixth G1623 angel G32 out G1632 (G5656) his G846 bowl G5357 on G1909 great...
‘And the sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the River Euphrates, and its water was dried up in order that the way may be made ready for the kings who come from the sunrising. And I saw comi...
Revelation 16:12. AND THE SIXTH POURED OUT HIS BOWL UPON THE GREAT RIVER, THE RIVER EUPHRATES. The sixth trumpet had related to the river Euphrates, chap. Revelation 9:14, and the principles of interp...
UPON THE GREAT RIVER, THE RIVER EUPHRATES (επ τον ποταμον τον μεγαν τον Ευφρατην). The sixth trumpet brings up the river Euphrates also (Revelation 9:14), only there επ with the locative, while her...
ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
CONTENTS: Vials of God's wrath poured out. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, 7 angels, beast, 3 demons. CONCLUSION: There shall, in the great Tribulation period, be poured out such manifestations of the...
Revelation 16:1. _Pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth._ The catastrophes of nations have their origin in heaven. “Oh Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff of my indignation....
Poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. The sixth Trumpet introduces war in general (_see notes on_ Revelation 9:14). Here the Bowl brings us to Armageddon. See notes on Revelation 11:4-10....
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 16:1 The first four bowls inflict plagues on the earth, sea, rivers and springs, and sun (compare Revelation 8:7). The destruction poured out from the bowls is t
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 16:12 The drying up of THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES allows Satan’s armies to gather. UNCLEAN SPIRITS emerge as FROGS (compare...
Chapter sixteen relates the pouring out of the vials. And they bear a close resemblance to the opening of the seals and the sounding of the trumpets in the preceding section of the Book. As previously...
THE SEVEN VIALS, OR BOWLS _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ “THIS chapter describes the pouring out of the seven vials—that is to say, the extremest punishments of God—upon the throne and empire of the...
EXPOSITION In the judgments of the _vials, _or _bowls, _we have undoubtedly a recapitulation of what has been already foretold in the trumpet and seal visions. This recapitulation is not a mere repeti...
_12 AND THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL UPON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES; AND THE WATER THEREOF WAS DRIED UP, THAT THE WAY OF THE KINGS OF THE EAST MIGHT BE PREPARED._ _ 13 AND I SAW THREE UNCLEA...
In the fifteenth chapter of the book of Revelation, we had sort of the introduction to chapter sixteen, as we saw the seven angels in heaven who are given the seven final plagues which complete the ju...
Daniel 11:43; Ezekiel 39:29; Isaiah 11:15; Isaiah 41:2; Isaiah 41:25
Euphrates. See on ch. Revelation 9:14. Of the east [α π ο τ ω ν α ν α τ ο λ ω ν η λ ι ο υ]. Lit., as Rev., from the sunrising. See on Matthew 2:2; and dayspring, Luke 1:78....
MERCY AND PUNISHMENT Revelation 14:1, _Revelation 15:1; Revelation 16:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we open our study on three Chapter s in Revelation, we find various scenes in chapte
And the sixth poured out his phial upon the great river Euphrates — Affected also by the sixth trumpet. And the water of it — And of all the rivers that flow into it. Was dried up — The far greater pa...
Observe here, 1. In the drying up of the river Euphrates,. manifest allusion to the manner of old Babylon's destruction. The river Euphrates ran through old Babylon, and was. greater defence to it tha...